Reading Resources

States and Capital Practice
http://www.kidsgeo.com/geography-games/usa-capitals-map-game.php
http://www.vectorkids.com/maps.htm
http://www.addictinggames.com/50statecapitals.html
http://www.yourchildlearns.com/mappuzzle/us-puzzle.html

Poems
Diamante Poem
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/diamante/
http://www.franklinlakes.k12.nj.us/famsweb/curriculum/English/diamantepoems/diamante.html

Around The World Websites

http://travel.nationalgeographic.com
http://www.factmonster.com/countries.html
http://www.ipl.org/IPLBrowse/GetSubject?vid=12&cid=3&tid=4245&parent=0
http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/hh/goplaces/

Point of View
http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/o/pointofviewl.cfm

Analogies (lessons and games)
http://mrsdell.org/analogies/
http://www.gamequarium.org/readquarium/analogies.html


Reading/Writing interactive website
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/english/
http://pr003.k12.sd.us/reiterwebpage/Reading%20Standards.htm

Reading Passage Online Test Practice
http://www.mrnussbaum.com/readingpassageindex.htm
Online Test Practice


Cloze practice
http://www.mrnussbaum.com/cloze.htm

Spelling – Word scramble
http://www.mrnussbaum.com/scramble/

Figurative Language Practice
http://www.newton.k12.ks.us/tech/fling3.html
http://gamequarium.com/figurativelanguage.html

Metaphor
http://www.kidsonthenet.org.uk/dragonsville/metaphor1.htm

Idioms
http://www.childrensuniversity.manchester.ac.uk/interactives/literacy/wordclasses/idioms.asp
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/idioms/

Making Inferences
http://www.quia.com/ba/41785.html
http://www.philtulga.com/Riddles.html
http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/o/inferencel.cfm

Cause and Effects
http://www.mrsdell.org/causeandeffect/

Context Clues
http://wserver.scc.losrios.edu/~langlit/reading/contextclues/intro1.htm

Grammar
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/adventure/grammar1.htm#
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/adventure/grammar2.htm#
http://www.missmaggie.org/scholastic/cleanup_eng_launcher.html

Homonym
http://a4esl.org/q/h/homonyms.html

Synonym and Antonym
http://www.sadlier-oxford.com/phonics/grade2_3/rocket_words/rocket_words.htm

Fact or Opinion
http://cuip.uchicago.edu/www4teach/97/jlyman/default/quiz/factopquiz.html
http://www.quia.com/jq/24723.html

Main Idea
http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/WebLessons/GetTheIdea/default.htm

Root Words
http://www.funbrain.com/funbrain/roots/index.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/spelling/wordbuilding/rootwords/quiz.shtml

Story Elements
http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/a/realisticcontentp.cfm
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/test_tutor/build19/grade3/skill14/index_pre.htm

Gamequarium
http://www.gamequarium.org/dir/Gamequarium/


Theme 1: Nature's Fury
Interactive sites to make your own:
Volcano
http://kids.discovery.com/games/pompeii/pompeii.html
Earthquake
http://dsc.discovery.com/guides/planetearth/earthquake/interactive/interactive.html
Hurricane Video
http://dsc.discovery.com/guides/planetearth/earthquake/interactive/interactive.html
Research Resource
http://www.yourdiscovery.com/earth/index.shtml
National Geographic
FEMA.org
ESA Kids